cause of wwi
What is the A in MAIN stand for And explain its importance
Alliances. European countries were entangled in a ton of alliances that led to World War I.
Who are the Allies
Britain, France, USA
What is Prohibition
The time in which alcohol sales were prohibitaed in the Us. Led to a lot of organized crime and smuggling,
What is the 18th Amendment
Prohibition
What is propaganda
political messages put out by a government to convince the population of a cause
What does the N in MAIN Stand for and why was it important to world war i
nationalism. a rise in intense patriotism led to inter country competition in Europe.
Who ar the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria Hungry, The ottoman Empire
What is the Gret Migration
The mass movement of African Americasn from the Aouth to the North beginning in the 1910s. Labor availability due to WWi and other opportunities pulled the north. Racism and lynchings pushed the. Out of the south.
What is the 19th Amendment
Women’s right to vote
Did the United States join the League of Nations
No
What does the M in MAIN stand for and why does it matter?
Countries developed more and more military strength to compete with each other.
Why did Russia drop out of the war?
They experienced a revolution leading to it becoming a communist country
What is buying on credit
In the 20s, we see a rise of consumerism and buying new goods. People began buying on credit, where they would pay a sum up front and then agree to pay the rest of it off later. This led to a riSe in debt. Basically the early version of modern day credit cards
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?
What is isolationism
The idea that a country should not get involved in other countries’ business. The US became more isolationist after World Wae I
What does the I in Main stand for and why does it matter?
Imperialism. European countries were trying to create empires and create colonies particularly in Africa
What is the Lusitania
The Lusitania is the British passenger boat that the Gearmans sunk. It had a lot of Americans on it and it made America really mad and started to bring about the idea that they needed to join world war i
What is the Harlem Renaissance
A flourishing of Black Art, Music, and literature in the 1920s centered around Harlem in NYC
What happened in the Immigration Act of 1924
The act restricted immigrants from Asia and Southern Europe
What was the name for a single, young woman during the 1920s, especially one who liked to go out dancing
A flapper
Who’s assassination was the official start of World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary
What role did Woodrow Wilson play in World War I
Us oresident, kept them out of war at first and then emerged as a leading peace negotiator.
What was the Red Scare
After World War I, there was a fear of communism and its spread in the US, especially due to bombings and strikes. This led to a crackdown on free speech
Which Amedment was violated by the Subversive Act during the Fed Scare
First Amendment rights
What Amendment undid the 18th
The 21st